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Installation

finPack is currently under development and is not yet available for general public installation.

The installation instructions on this page will be updated when the first public release of finPack is available.

Planned distribution​

The final distribution method for finPack has not yet been selected.

The objective is to provide an installation experience that gives users access to the complete finPack experience in Microsoft Excel, including:

  • The BPOpti Ribbon.
  • The finPack task pane.
  • finPack Excel worksheet functions.
  • Access to supported BPOpti CPI services.

The production distribution method will be finalized before the first public release.

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Development builds Current development versions of finPack are installed through Microsoft Office Add-in development and testing tools. These methods are intended for development and are not the installation process that will be provided to finPack users.

After installation​

When finPack is installed successfully, Microsoft Excel provides three main ways to work with the product.

BPOpti Ribbon​

A BPOpti tab is added to the Excel Ribbon.

The Ribbon provides access to:

  • The finPack task pane.
  • CPI data-provider resources.
  • BPOpti resources.

finPack task pane​

Select Open finPack from the BPOpti Ribbon to display the finPack task pane.

The task pane provides access to:

  • CPI Data.
  • CPI Value.
  • CPI Average Change.
  • Diagnostic information.

Excel functions​

finPack also provides worksheet functions that can be entered directly into Excel cells:

=FINPACK.CPI(country, series, year, month)
=FINPACK.CPIINCREASE(country, series, year, month)
=FINPACK.CPIAVGCHANGE(country, series, months, year, month)

After finPack is installed and available in Excel, continue to Quick Start for a short introduction to the main features.